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Cutting super benefit taxes affordable: IAA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUL 2006
Despite complaints from some industry experts that the Budget tax reforms were unaffordable, the Institute of Actuaries of Australia (IAA) has released research arguing the proposals will have only a minimal impact on government revenues. "The apparent ...

Living standards predicted to fall

Ageing demographics and rising health costs will see Australia's living standards fall 27% below what they would otherwise be - the equivalent of $130 billion a year in today's terms, according to a report released last week by the Association of Superannuation ...

Actuary urges policies to deal with inter-generational pressures

Echoing recent comments from high-ranking government officials, the newly elected president of the Institute of Actuaries of Australia, Graham Rogers, has warned Australia faces significant inter-generational issues that will lead to pressures on retirement ...

Commonwealth Bank chief calls for raised labour productivity

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2003
The head of Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) has called for improved labour force productivity before the nation's ageing population becomes a drag on prosperity. CBA chief executive David Murray said the clock was ticking as baby boomers headed ...

RBA gov says could be generational conflict over tax burden

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2003
A potential conflict is brewing between the generations in Australia where the young may come to resent carrying the tax burden of a greying population, Australia's top banker warned today. Reserve Bank of Australia governor Ian Macfarlane said this ...

Sharp reduction in inheritance wealth despite rise in per capita income: AMP

Four in five baby boomers mightn't receive a significant inheritance, despite accumulated wealth per Australian having tripled since the 1960s, National Centre for Social and Economic Modelling (NATSEM) research - released by AMP - has revealed. Although ...

ASFA welcomes Coonan's reassurance on co-contribution

The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA), a strident critic of Government policy in the wake of Tuesday's Budget announcement, has welcomed Senator Helen Coonan's reassurance today that the Government "remains committed" to the superannuation ...